Riker v. City of New York

In the early hours of September 4, 1948, one Guillermo Lazu was seated in a restaurant at 60 East 110th Street, borough of Manhattan, city of New York. He was slaking his thirst with a few bottles of beer to the accompaniment of soft musical strains emanating from a mechanical record player, when the peace of his snug retreat was disturbed by the entrance of a group of men, variously estimated as from six to ten in number. After several rounds of beer, these men shut off the juke box every time Lazu attempted to continue its operation. The language became heated and the proprietor, to avoid…